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31 killed after fire rips through Philippine ferry
At least 31 people died and 230 were rescued after a fire engulfed a ferry in the southern Philippines, authorities said Thursday.
30 March 2023, 07:21 AM
Musk, Wozniak, other experts urge pause on AI
Elon Musk and a group of artificial intelligence experts and industry executives are calling for a six-month pause in developing systems more powerful than OpenAI’s newly launched GPT-4, in an open letter citing potential risks to society and humanity.
29 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Two killed in knife attack in Lisbon
Two people died yesterday following a knife attack at an Islamic centre in the Portuguese capital Lisbon that wounded several others, police said.
28 March 2023, 18:00 PM
7 dead, over 60 missing in Ecuador landslide
Rescuers searched Monday for more than 60 people reported missing after a landslide triggered by months of heavy rain killed at least seven people in southern Ecuador.
28 March 2023, 07:15 AM
Scientists discover water inside glass beads on the Moon
Researchers have discovered water inside glass beads formed by violent collisions of space rocks with the surface of the Moon, suggesting their potential use by "future explorers."
28 March 2023, 05:58 AM
Female shooter kills 3 children, 3 adults in Nashville school attack
A female shooter killed three children and three adults at a private Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday before police shot her dead. The assailant appeared to be a teenage girl, police said
27 March 2023, 18:13 PM
Humza Yousaf wins Scottish leadership race
Humza Yousaf yesterday won the race to become Scotland’s new leader, the youngest and first from a minority ethnic background, charged with reviving a faltering independence movement after Nicola Sturgeon’s long tenure.
27 March 2023, 18:00 PM
‘Grim’ criminal abuse of ChatGPT is coming: Europol
Criminals are set to take advantage of artificial intelligence like ChatGPT to commit fraud and other cybercrimes, Europe’s policing agency warned yesterday.
27 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Female shooter kills 6 in Nashville school attack
A female shooter killed three children and three adults at a private Christian school in Nashville of the US’s Tennessee state yesterday before police shot her dead. The assailant appeared to be a teenage girl, police said.
27 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Largest strike in decades brings Germany to a standstill
Airports and bus and train stations across Germany were at a standstill on Monday morning, causing disruption for millions at the start of the working week during one of the largest walkouts in decades as Europe's biggest economy reels from inflation.
27 March 2023, 09:27 AM
Elon Musk puts Twitter's value at just $20 billion
Elon Musk has put the current value of Twitter at $20 billion, less than half the $44 billion he paid for the social media platform just five months ago, according to an internal email seen by American news media
27 March 2023, 05:49 AM
29 African migrants die
At least 29 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa died when their two boats sank off the coast of Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, the Tunisian coast guard said yesterday.
26 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Mississippi death toll hits 25
Rescuers combed through rubble on Saturday after a powerful storm tore across Mississippi late on Friday, killing at least 25 people there and one person in Alabama as it levelled hundreds of buildings and spawned at least one devastating tornado.
26 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Russia, China not forming military alliance: Putin
Russia and China are not creating a military alliance and the cooperation between their armed forces is "transparent", President Vladimir Putin said in comments broadcast on Sunday.
26 March 2023, 14:30 PM
Intel co-founder Gordon Moore dies at 94
Intel Corp (INTC.O) co-founder Gordon Moore, a pioneer in the semiconductor industry whose "Moore's Law" predicted a steady rise in computing power for decades, died Friday at the age of 94, the company announced.
25 March 2023, 05:06 AM
Dozens of migrants missing in latest Tunisia shipwreck
Thirty-four migrants from sub-Saharan Africa were missing off Tunisia's Mediterranean coast yesterday after their boat capsized, a court official said, the latest in a string of tragedies this month
24 March 2023, 19:09 PM
14 dead in US strikes on Syria after drone kills American contractor
Fourteen pro-Iran fighters were killed in US air strikes on Syria carried out in retaliation for a drone attack that killed an American and wounded six others, a war monitor said Friday
24 March 2023, 19:09 PM
US imposes fresh sanctions on Myanmar
The United States yesterday announced further sanctions against Myanmar, targeting people and entities tied to Myanmar’s military as Washington seeks to increase pressure on the ruling junta following the 2021 coup.
24 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Iran condemns France for 'repression' of protests
Iran today condemned what it called France's repression of protests after more than 450 people were arrested and nearly as many police were injured in demonstrations against pension reforms..Protesters clashed with French security forces on Thursday in the most serious violence yet of a th
24 March 2023, 15:46 PM
UN sees growing Islamic donations for refugee aid
The UN said Friday that its refugee operations were seeing swelling funding through a dedicated Islamic philanthropy platform aimed at collecting the charity payments required of Muslims under the religion
24 March 2023, 12:58 PM